Which of the following is a human resource issue that firms have to balance because of globalization?

Group of answer choices

a. Training foreign managers abroad

b. Gauging the knowledge and skill base of workers

c. Figuring out how to best hire and train workers

d. All of these are correct.

2. Ella, an HR manager, has developed personal relationships with people both internal and external to the firm. Shedemonstrates the values of the firm while standing up for her own beliefs and dealing with all parties equitably. Which competency is Ella demonstrating?

Group of answer choices

a. Change mastery

b. HR mastery

c. Business mastery

d. Personal credibility

3.The national identities of products are blurring due to the effects of

Group of answer choices

a. globalization.

b. nearshoring

c. downsizing

d. furloughing.

In which of the following ways are the labor force and its demographics expected to change?

Group of answer choices

a. Minorities will make up a smaller share of the U.S. labor force than they did in the past.

b. The number of women joining the labor force is expected to increase.

c. By 2050, the labor force participation rate will be only about 60 percent.

d. The demand for temporary workers will triple by 2050.

A firm that is able to make quick changes in order to gain a competitive advantage is demonstrating its

Group of answer choices

a. leverage

b. analytics

c. sustainability

d. agility

Which of the following is NOT a competitive challenge within the human resources management framework?

Group of answer choices

a. Changes in the marketplace

b. Globalization

c. Technology

d. Employee rights

Which of the following does NOTrepresent a cultural change emerging in organizations?

Group of answer choices

a. An increased concern for privacy

b. Changing attitudes toward work

c. Balancing work and family demands

d. Accommodating unemployed workers

Mauricia Corp., a biotechnology firm, has initiated a program that encourages employees to form groups, on the basis of a particular characteristic such as race, sex, ethnicity, etc. Mauricia Corp's initiative is based on the belief that such programs would help team members to discover their true potential and climb the corporate ladder. Which of the following is a likely disadvantage of such a set up?

Group of answer choices

a. It could result in a reduction in productivity.

b. It could lead to divisiveness.

c. It may widen power distance.

d. It may heighten the sense of individualism.

A market research firmworks on a variety of projects sourced from across the country. It has a deliberate policy of employing research team members from a variety of cultural minorities such as Asians, Africans, Hispanics, and Native Americans. This policy of the firm is likely to:

Group of answer choices

a. expand power distance.

b. enhance team performance.

c. result in the creation of standard processes for data analysis.

d. reduce the degree of time orientation.

Samuel, the CEO of a pulp and paper company, has been successful in expanding his company's distribution centers from five to thirty countries in two years. This has been largely attributed to his ability to connect with and motivate employees from various backgrounds and ethnicities competently. Samuel is:

Group of answer choices

a. a leader who has a high degree of uncertainty avoidance.

b. a power distant leader.

c. an effective multicultural leader.

d. an aggressive, inconsiderate leader.